Pinless adjustable diaper



April 29, 1958 R. o. WEBB 2,832,345

PINLESS ADJUSTABLE DIAPER Filed July 30, 1956 Robert 0. Webb INVENTOR.

BY Am w mw Jnited rates atent fifice 2,832,345 Patented Apr. 29, 1958 PINLESS ADJUSTABLE DIAPER Robert 0. Webb, Petersburg, Va., assignor of forty percent to Joseph C. King, Petersburg, Va.

Application July 30, 1956, Serial No. 600,788

3 Claims. (Cl. 128--284) This invention generally relates to a diaper construction and more particularly to a novel concept in a pinless type of diaper which is adjustable for use with infants of different size and includes snap fastener elements arranged in such a manner that the diaper may be easily and quickly positioned on the child or removed therefrom and will at all times confortably embrace the infant.

An object of the present invention is to provide an adjustable pinless diaper incorporating spaced anchor strips having mating snap fastener halves with one of the anchor strips having an extension mounting strip for the purpose of forming a downwardly opening U-shaped pocket for receiving the other edge of the diaper thus locking the edges together in a secure manner and preventing accidental disengagement of the snap fasteners due to bending or twisting of the infant.

Other objects of the present invention will reside in its simplicity of construction, ease of installation on diapers and its adaptation for its particular purposes.

These together with other objects and advantages which Will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the diaper of the present invention in assembled relation;

Figure 2 is a detailed sectional view on an enlarged scale taken substantially upon a plane passing along section line 2-2 of Figure 1 illustrating the various relationships of the elements when in assembled position;

Figure 3 is an enlarged partial perspective View of the diaper construction illustrating the relationship of the anchoring strips; and

Figure 4 is a plan View of the diaper in an unfolded condition.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral Ml generally designates the adjustable pinless diaper of the present invention which includes an enlarged square or rectangular piece of fabric material 12 which may be birds eye or any other suitable material of the highly absorbent nature acceptable for use as a diaper. The enlarged sheet of fabric material 12 is provided with a pair of longitudinal spaced parallel fold lines 14 and 16 and a transverse fold line 18 nearer to one end of the sheet of material 12 than to the other. This enables the sheet of material to be folded into a triple thickness and then the end portion folded along fold line 18 inwardly thus providing an additional thickness in the desired area for increased absorbency. This is substantially the same manner in which birds eye diapers are conventionally folded.

Stitched to the central portion of the panel 12 is an having a pair of spaced parallel fold anchor strip 20 having a plurality of snap fastener halves 22 adjacent each end thereof. The anchor strip 20 is disposed between the fold lines 14 and 16 and just inwardly of the fold line 18 with the snap fastener halves 22 facing outwardly.

At the other end of the central portion of the panel or sheet .12 is an anchor strip 24 having further snap fastener halves 26 thereon in groups similar to the groups of the snap fastener halves 22. The anchor strip 24 is secured to the sheet 12 by a flexible mounting strip 28 attached to the underside of the sheet 12 as by stitching 30 which is the same manner in which the mounting strip 20 is secured to the sheet 12.

When assembling the diaper 10 on the infant 32, the diaper is first folded along fold lines 14 and 16 and then folded inwardly along fold line 18 thereby forming a rectangular member. It is pointed out that the sheet 12 may terminate at the outer edge of the anchor strip 20 thus eliminating the increased absorbency section. As illustrated, the portion having the anchor strip 20 thereon is disposed to the rear of the waist of the infant 32 with the anchor strip 20 facing outwardly. The anchor strip 24 is disposed at the forward portion of the waist and the fold lines 14 and 16 form openings for the legs 34. As illustrated in Figure 3, the anchor strip 20 is received between the outer surface of the central panel of the sheet 12 and the anchor strip .24 when the snap fastener halves 22 and 26 are engaged. By engaging selective snap fasteners, effective waist encircling adjustability maybe provided and due to this particular fastening and the orientation of the fastening or anchor strip 24, the strain on the snap fastener elements will be considerably reduced thus permitting freedom of movement of the infant and yet maintain the snap fastener elements in assembled relation.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalent may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A diaper comprising a sheet of flexible material lines, a first anchor strip fixed on the material between the fold lines adjacent one end thereof and supporting a group of snap fastener halves, a second anchor strip fixed at the other end of the fold lines and extending therebetween and supporting a further group of snap fastener halves, said second anchor strip including a foldable mounting strip supporting the snap fastener halves in spaced relation to the end of the sheet of material whereby the mounting strip may be folded outwardly and downwardly and forming a downwardly opening pocket for receiving said first anchor strip and the adjacent portion of the sheet of material.

strip thus permitting the adjacent end portion to be folded inwardly to increase the absorbency of the diaper.

3. A pinless adjustable diaper comprising a substantially elongated rectangular sheet of fabric material of single or multiple thicknesses, a first anchor strip fixed to the outer surface of one end of said sheet, a plurality of spaced snap fastener halves on said anchor strip,

strip, a second a flexible mounting strip interconnecting facing inwardly for detachable engagement with selective snap fastener halves on the first anchor strip.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Hazen Nov. 10, 1942 Hazen Aug. 12, 1947 Webb Aug. 2, 1949 Baten Mar. 27, 1956 

